bewails

present tense third-person singular of bewail

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Sister mourns her beloved brother Susan Lingle grew up in a household with brothers, and as the only girl in her family, she was loved and protected by them.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
  • As America mourns the loss of Charlie Kirk, a substantive void must be addressed.
    Alex Rosado, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Binkiewicz laments the shutdowns that plague business owners across Miami Beach.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
  • After a Frozen Four loss to Colgate — Sullivan still laments one of his teammates’ shots hitting the post in a 3-2 defeat — both Sullivan and Sacco turned pro.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The track describes a friendship with romantic undertones that Swift regrets not acting upon.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Sheena Douglass, a divorced single mom of three, deeply regrets not signing a prenuptial agreement.
    Essence, Essence, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Bewails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewails. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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